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Farming smarter, not harder: a Hiroshima researcher's plan for Vietnamese rice

Ninh Thuận helps farmers shift to new crops during dry season

Farmers in Ninh Thuận Province are growing more productive crops during the dry season thanks to financial support from the provincial authority.

Mekong district seeks to expand giant barb farming

Giồng Riềng District in Kiên Giang Province is expanding a breeding model for cá hô, or the giant barb, that offers farmers high incomes.

Prolonged hot weather blamed for snail, fish deaths

The Department of Husbandry and Veterinary in the central province of Hà Tĩnh on Tuesday announced that prolonged hot weather was part of the cause of the mass deaths of snails reported in the locality.

26 martyrs buried with full honours in Quảng Trị

Twenty-six sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers and expert volunteers who passed away in Laos during wartime were buried with full honours in the central province of Quảng Trị.

More than 200 infected pigs culled

The Yên Bái Province Department of Veterinary and Văn Chấn District authorities on Tuesday culled 200 pigs infected with African swine fever.

Oil seized in sea off Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Province

Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province Border Guard early this week seized two ships carrying diesel oil of unknown origin, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Rescue centre saves 16 fishermen

The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Centre on Wednesday declared that it had rescued 16 fishermen from on two ships that suffered mechanical problems.

Drastic measures needed to curb increase of non-communicable diseases

Trương Đình Bắc, deputy head of the Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department, spoke to Sức khoẻ & Đời Sống (Health & Life) newspaper about the measures needed to eliminate non-communicable diseases among young people.

Heart disease life-threatening complication of diabetes

A 60-year-old diabetic patient from Thủ Đức District suffered a heart attack recently and was admitted to HCM City University Medical Centre for an emergency coronary intervention.

Mekong Delta prepares for summer-autumn rice crop

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have warned farmers to sow the summer – autumn rice crop on schedule to ensure water for irrigation and avoid diseases.

Cancer professor travels far to help patients

Professor Nguyễn Chấn Hùng, one of Việt Nam’s leading oncology experts, has been retired for almost 20 years. At the age of 75, he is still passionate about his work.

French training universities in Asia-Pacific highlight social responsibility

Besides training students and doing research, universities also have the responsibility of offering solutions to major social problems in their country, Prof Jean-Paul de Gaudemar, general director of the Agence universitaire de La Francophonie, has said.

Đà Nẵng park polluted by untreated wastewater

Untreated wastewater has been directly discharged into a lake at the city of Đà Nẵng’s March 29 Park, causing severe pollution, online news outlet zing.vn reported on Tuesday.

New bus route to Nội Bài Airport set to open

Hà Nội will open a new bus route connecting Nội Bài International Airport and Hà Đông District, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday.

HCM City seeks 260,000 voluntary blood donors

The HCM City People’s Committee is encouraging groups of people in the community to donate blood for emergency needs this year.

Đà Nẵng students learn how to protect themselves from abuse

The free child sexual harassment and school violence class has been open for almost a year

Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway project to be accelerated

Nearly 99 per cent of site clearance for Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway has so far been completed, a big step towards allowing the project to be put into operation by the end of the next year.

Private schools to take more important role in education development

The Government recognises the importance of private schools to development of the national education system, the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children has said.

Five indicted over mass tourist disappearance in Taiwan

On December 21 and 23, 153 Vietnamese entered Taiwan on tourist visas. Two days later, 152 of them were reported missing, making it one of the biggest missing tourist incidents in Taiwan’s history

Court postpones trial on PVEP case to summon more witnesses

The People’s Court of Hà Nội on Monday decided to suspend a trial for the case of “abusing position and power to appropriate assets” that occurred at the PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP).